Because the Smallest Community in this city right now is hurting, bleeding. Some of us are going out of business and we really need your help to help us rather than to shut us down. Please, for the love of god, i ask of you to give ugs an extension so that the new Board Members can get involved. Thank you very much. [ applause ]. Thank you, i will call the next number of speakers cards. Please lineup to my left and your right. calling names public speaker thank you, good afternoon. Im cheryl, from the sf mta board but im speaking for myself. I am a transit rider. I used geary on a regular basis. Riders want Better Service. Quite simply brt is the plan to deliver the service we riders deserve. We cant lose sight how important this is for riders daily. This is expected to save 20 minutes per round trip as we heard. That is over 80 hours a year and 2 weeks back in your life. That is more time to shop, live with your family and work in this beautiful city. Well be able to get off the bus,
Good morning, everyone. This is the tuesday, december, 13, 2016 meeting of the San Francisco county Transportation Authority. My name is eric mar im the acting chair of the Transportation Authority. Our clerk is mr. Steve stamos, could you please do the roll call . Item one, avalos . Here. Present. Breed. Present. Campos. Present. Cohen npresent. Ferrill, absent. Kim . Absent. Mar . Present. Peskin . Present. Tang absent. Commissioner yee. Present. We have quorum. Item two, chair report, as our director will be recounting the accomplishments of the year and we will hold our chair elections in a moment, i am going to make my remarks extremely brief. With the adoption of plan bay area preferred scenario by the mtc and abag we are well posed to advocate for the priority projects in the bridge toll talks, which commence this week at the mtc. That is the met political Transportation Commission. Thank you, so much, commissioner david campos for representing us in those discussions tomorrow a
[indiscernible] in the future government. As long as russias interest in syria, which is the presence of the russian navy and the taunus , continuing the militaryindustrial cooperation with syria and ensuring that there is no failed state in it would is the be open to accommodating potential transition to a Coalition Government in the long run. Again, i have not seen the government would be in favor of russia. They would take into account russias interests, which would include insurance stability in syria so it doesnt become a sit a failed say a failed state and so it will not become a place for groups to attack russia and its allies. Touring the russia continues trade with syria in goods that russia its economy, which. S mostly oil and gas russia is a major buyer of machinery. Russia will remain open to the dialogue and the notion that it could borrow many of its opponents is mistaken. Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said openly what has privately by russian officials for a long
The current signal failed to provide communication known as effective communication. The walk, dont walk signals dont satisfactory that criteria. We have seen son of the signals which are the visual signs of pedestrians and the rapid ticking noises or other tactile indicators that are used at those crosswalks. The sf mta has a problem by which a member of a public can request at a location. That is prioritized what is called a safety and access tool. There are many variables that an evaluator must look at recommended an installation as well as what type of aps should be installed. Those could include push about the button devices and rapidtext and vibrator tones. Once the person has requested aps, mta will provide that person with the following information. A preliminary prioritization score and preliminary test for the intersection and other that were requested and whether or not any work is being planned at that intersection and whether any aps will be installed within the next three
Representation required on the mta board. Requiring that one member be on the board is the affection democracy. Proposition calls for equal enforcement of traffic laws. There are certainly terrible drivers in San Francisco and traffic laws must strictly be enforced against them. But there are also many cyclist that disobey the law. Disabled pedestrians are particular at risk. Traffic laws should be enforced for everyone and drivers and cyclist. Please vote on the november ballot. Thank you. Thank you. Any other Public Comment at this time . All right. We are moving on to the report from the director of the Mayors Office on disability, Carla Johnson. Thank you cochair supanich and councilmembers, Carla Johnson on the Mayors Office on disability. I have two items on my directors report. One is a quick announcement about staffing changes and second will be a little tour of the mod website. I wanted to let you know that john paul scott, our Deputy Director for architectural access has chos